Shopping Extravaganza

Ok everyone, I’m about a week behind here, this blog accounts for January 17^th to the 23^rd.

So last week, I was (basically) appointed account manager of one of our clients at the PR agency I work at. I was able to get her some press last Thursday, my very first public relations accomplishment!!! Here is the link; http://www.bridalwave.tv/tag/anne-wiggins-london.

So riding that high, I decided to have a pretty large shopping trip that Saturday, the 22^nd. There is a shopping trip waiting around every corner, but we decided to take the Harrods route and took a short tube ride on the Piccadilly to Knightsbridge. We first visited Zara, a high end cheap store that originated in Europe and made its way to large cities in the States. I, not being from a large city, have never been to a Zara and was ecstatic at the opportunity! I pretty much loved everything, but only bought one thing, which I felt showed a lot of constraint. I bought a cute military inspired jacket for 40 pounds, originally 90 pounds.

Then it was off to Topshop! This store does not exist in the States as far as I know, and if it does, it’s only in New York City. I had the same dilemma of wanting to buy everything, but stopped at one; a super cute pair of black skinnies (those are pants for those of you that don’t know) for 35 pounds! Then off to H&M, this is a super trendy store that exists pretty much everywhere. Didn’t find anything I liked in particular and Alyssa and I booked it to the gigantic Burberry store just across the street!!

I obviously wasn’t going to buy anything, but I had to go, it’s one of my favorite brands! It was like nothing I had ever seen; everything perfectly placed, the walls served as massive televisions and played reels of super chic pictures of all the beautiful models in their awesome cloths, the security guards……um…..staring at me. So, I admit, we didn’t look like we belonged even a little, but I loved every second of the full 10 minutes we gawked like school children. (BTW’s Ben, our children will have baby Burberry trenches-only 225 pounds, hello!!)

Now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for……..Harrods!! OMG, I have never seen anything like it!! You walk in and you can see anything from Valentino, Gucci, D&G; turn around and there’s DKNY, Louis Vuitton, and Chanel. It made me want to do a high pitched scream of happiness and roll over in a fit of giggles. The whole place is set up kind of like a trade show; there were rooms dedicated to jewelry, handbags, cosmetics, and so much more. The room is split into designers with their extravagant displays and their handsome employees that look at you like your scum if you don’t resemble a celebrity. It was so cool though!  There was also a fish and meat room, vegetables and fruit room, and a candy room!!! This literally looked like Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory minus the oompa loompas. You could even sit at the bar and eat right there in Harrods. I wanted to do this but the cheapest ice cream cone was 15 pounds and I thought that was a little much for something that was going to be gone in 5 minutes.

One thing I would like to point out to the Americans reading this, which should be everyone. Londoners take their shopping seriously- I have never seen such intense and dedicated shoppers in all my life. Go to any shopping location in the city on a weekend and you will understand what I mean. Look at the people who are carrying 5 bags of designer clothing, do they look like they could afford a sandwich? Probably not, they would spend their last dime on a pair of Burberry shoes than eat. There is no such thing as saving, people spend- it’s the worst mind set to have, but I have to say that I love it! 

Love from London,
B